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Ancient West Mexico : art and archaeology of the unknown past

Title: Ancient West Mexico : art and archaeology of the unknown past / Richard F. Townsend, general editor ; with essays by Patricia Rieff Anawalt [and others].
Publication: New York : Thames and Hudson ; Chicago : Art Institute of Chicago, 1998.

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Description

308 pages : illustrations, maps; 31 cm

Summary

"Encompassing the modern states of Jalisco, Colima, and Nayarit, the archaeological region of ancient West Mexico is renowned for its spectacular earthenware tomb sculpture, the legacy of societies that flourished there between 200 B.C. and A.D. 800. This book and the major exhibition it accompanies document the splendid accomplishments of the region, bringing together more than 220 of the finest examples of its sculpture from both public and private collections worldwide.".
"The essays are supplemented by maps, archaeological site plans, tomb reconstructions, and photographs of the West Mexican landscape."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Title

Art and archaeology of the unknown past

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Note

"This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Ancient West Mexico: Art of the Unknown Past, ' organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and presented in the museum's Regenstein Hall from September 5 to November 22, 1998. The exhibition was also presented at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from December 20 to March 29, 1999"--T.p. verso.

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Contents

Introduction: Renewing the Inquiry in Ancient West Mexico / Richard F. Townsend -- Pt. I. The Teuchitlan Tradition: An Archaeological Prospect. The Teuchitlan Tradition: Rise of a Statelike Society / Phil C. Weigand and Christopher S. Beekman. Excavating the Tomb at Huitzilapa / Lorenza Lopez Mestas Camberos and Jorge Ramos de la Vega. Mortuary Practices in the Shaft-Tomb Region / Robert B. Pickering and Maria Teresa Cabrero -- Pt. II. Interpreting the Tomb Sculptures of Ancient West Mexico. Food for the Dead: The West Mexican Art of Feasting / Kristi Butterwick. Before Gods, Before Kings / Richard F. Townsend. Sacred Sun Centers / Christopher L. Witmore. The West Mexican Ballgame / Jane Stevenson Day. Shamanic Symbolism, Transformation, and Deities in West Mexican Funerary Art / Peter T. Furst. The Iconography of Rulership in Ancient West Mexico / Mark Miller Graham -- Pt. III. Comparative Views. Natural Resources and Human Settlements in Ancient West Mexico / Otto Schondube.
The Sayula Basin: Ancient Settlements and Resources / Francisco Valdez. They Came to Trade Exquisite Things: Ancient West Mexican-Ecuadorian Contacts / Patricia Rieff Anawalt. The Evolution of Complex Societies in West Mexico: A Comparative Perspective / Joseph B. Mountjoy -- Pt. IV. A Modernist Perspective. West Mexican Art and Modernist Artists / Barbara Braun.

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98060252

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Columbia University Libraries